School: Baile Uí Dhuibh (B.) (roll number 13635)
- Location:
- Ballyduff West, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Ambrose Madders
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- (continued from previous page)sheep and horses and cows were
brought away in the big flood. My
father told me about one thunder
storm that came one time and
killed Mr Cheastys horses. This big
storm occurred about four years ago.
Thunder storms does great harm.
The way it started was one wild
night the wind started to blow
and it changed into a big thunder
storm.
- Severe Weather
There was one big storm in the Co.
Waterford ninety two years ago and
it was the biggest storm in its
history. It knocked a lot of trees
and it killed a lot of cattle and
sheep and it knocked a lot of
bridges. There was a lot of trees
knocked on Carrigadustra. At Lady
Dawneys Whitfield there was a
bridge taken away by a great
flood. There was a storm that(continues on next page) - Collector
- Thomas Power
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrickadustara, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Mrs Power
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrickadustara, Co. Waterford
